News & Insights
Ideas, updates, and insights from the world of arts and culture.
- Company Blog
The Cultural Enterprises Conference in Birmingham brought together commercial leaders from across the cultural sector, with a strong focus on income generation, secondary spend ...
- Guides
Managing events across multiple teams, spaces, and priorities is rarely simple. From scheduling and technical coordination to finance and post-event review, even small gaps ...
- Guides
Many arts and cultural venues still rely on emailed PDFs, manual tracking, and informal follow-up to get contracts signed. What starts as a workable ...
- Guides
Many arts and cultural teams still rely on informal know-how, local spreadsheets, and “the way we’ve always done it.” When staff move on or ...
- Company Blog
Venue teams are under pressure. That was the clear message at INTIX 2026, where professionals from across North America gathered to share what’s working, ...
- Company Blog
As Artifax approaches its 40th anniversary, 2026 marks a pivotal moment for the business. Framed as A Year of Celebration and Generation, the year ...
- Company Blog
At the turn of the year, it’s common to talk about improvement: doing more, moving faster, making better use of limited resources. But some ...
- Guides
Arts and cultural teams are delivering more activity than ever with limited staff and rising expectations. Productivity is not just about working harder; it ...
- Company Blog
Strengthening everyday protection for your data and systems We’re pleased to confirm that Artifax has successfully renewed its Cyber Essentials certification, the UK government-backed ...
The Cultural Enterprises Conference in Birmingham brought together commercial leaders from across the cultural sector, with a strong focus on income generation, secondary spend ...
Venue teams are under pressure. That was the clear message at INTIX 2026, where professionals from across North America gathered to share what’s working, ...
As Artifax approaches its 40th anniversary, 2026 marks a pivotal moment for the business. Framed as A Year of Celebration and Generation, the year ...
At the turn of the year, it’s common to talk about improvement: doing more, moving faster, making better use of limited resources. But some ...
Strengthening everyday protection for your data and systems We’re pleased to confirm that Artifax has successfully renewed its Cyber Essentials certification, the UK government-backed ...
Continuing our commitment to quality and security We’re proud to share that Artifax has been successfully recertified for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, the ...
Printing, scanning, and chasing signatures slows everything down. Now you can keep contracts moving without leaving Artifax. With the new DocuSign integration in ArtifaxEvent ...
ArtifaxEvent v4.5.9 introduces important improvements across contracts, support, performance, and day-to-day booking workflows. Together, these updates reduce manual steps, improve clarity when managing complexity, ...
Managing payments should be as straightforward as sending an invoice. Now, it is. With Payment Processing in Artifax, you can send invoices, accept payments, ...
ArtifaxEvent v4.5.8 introduces major improvements to payments, event creation, and configuration workflows. This release is about reducing friction in high-volume operations, improving clarity when ...
ArtifaxEvent v4.5.7 focuses on improving visibility, reducing scheduling friction, and speeding up everyday workflows. This release introduces clearer calendar signals, smarter defaults, and more ...
The importance of communicating changes to the right teams at the right times At Artifax, we strive to help you make your site the ...
Managing events across multiple teams, spaces, and priorities is rarely simple. From scheduling and technical coordination to finance and post-event review, even small gaps ...
Many arts and cultural venues still rely on emailed PDFs, manual tracking, and informal follow-up to get contracts signed. What starts as a workable ...
Many arts and cultural teams still rely on informal know-how, local spreadsheets, and “the way we’ve always done it.” When staff move on or ...
Arts and cultural teams are delivering more activity than ever with limited staff and rising expectations. Productivity is not just about working harder; it ...
For many organizations, “Go Live” becomes the finish line. In reality, it is just the beginning. This white paper explores how arts and cultural ...
Spreadsheets, shared calendars, and email threads feel familiar, but they come with hidden costs. Time lost to reconciliation, double bookings, and missed opportunities directly ...
How Bristol Beacon built operational excellence and prepared for growth with Artifax. Overview During one of the UK’s largest cultural redevelopment projects, Bristol Beacon ...
How B:Music improved booking efficiency and shared insight across programmes using Artifax. Overview B:Music supports hundreds of independent music instructors, venues, and artists across ...
How Christ Church Cathedral streamlined operations and gained clarity with Artifax. Overview Christ Church Cathedral needed a single system to manage a busy mix ...
How the National Portrait Gallery manages events and spaces with confidence using ArtifaxEvent. Overview When the National Portrait Gallery reopened after its extensive refurbishment, ...
SPOTLIGHT: THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE Great thanks to Pam Chowhan (Head of Planning) It was an absolute delight to speak to Pam Chowhan. Her (many) ...
With thanks to: Sandra Parr — Artistic Planning Director Hilary Browning — Cellist Women Shaping the Liverpool Philharmonic Just thirty years ago, it was ...